Fishing-rod holder.



No. 729,485. PATENTED MAY 26, 1903;

' T. J. BRINER;

FISHING ROD HOLDER.

- APPLIOATIOKTILED MAR. 25, 1903 N0 MODEL.

Tn: ncnms PETERS co. PHOTO-LITHO WASHINGTON. u. c.

UNITED STATES Patented May 26, 1903.

PATENT OFFIGE.

FISHING-ROD HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,485, dated May 26,1903.

Application filed March 25, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. BRINER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Readin g, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing-RodHolders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fishing-rod holders; and theobject of the invention is to produce a device whereby a fishing-rodmaybe adjustably supported in the proper position and at any desiredangle.

The device is more fully described in the following specification andclearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aside view partly in section, and Fig. 2 a plan view of my device.

The device consists, broadly, of a barrel or receptacle pivotallysecured to a post at its rear end.

1 is the barrel, which is cut away at its top for the greater portion ofits length. This barrel is closed at its rear end and has formed thereona lug 2, and at the front end is formed a recessed boss 3 at the underside.

4 is the fastening-post, adapted to be in serted into the ground. Thispost is pointed at its lower end 5 and has ears 6 formed at itsupperend, between which ears the lug 2 loosely fits. A pin 7 passesthrough these ears Serial No. 149,469. (No model.)

and lug. The post is formed with a head 8 and has a screw-threadedopening 9 therein, in which is placed a set-screw 10. The lug 2 has a'slight recess 2 formed on its upper edge, and the lower end of theset-screw 10 engages the lug at this point. The post is inserted in theground and the barrel set at the desired angle by loosening theset-screw sufficiently to permit the lug 2 to move to the desired point.WVh en not in use, the post may be folded against the under side of thebarrel, and the end 5 will engage the recessed boss 3. This will make aconvenient package for shipment.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A fishing-rod holder comprising a barrel cut away at its top for thegreater portion of its length, a recessed boss formed on the under sideof the front end, a lug 2 formed on the rear, a recess 2 formed in theupper edge of said lug, a post 4, ears formed near the top E1). A.KELLY, GEO. M. MILLER.

